Ernie, what are you doing with that penguin?

Errrrrrrnie, where are you??? Here I am in the "serial fiction and other lies" group, perched precariously on your very thorny laurels with my new week 8 submission, and I can't find your entry! After all that grief you served me last week (AND that tiger, AND that dragon), I figured you'd be firing a deadly streamlined missile of an installment my way this week, but I can't find it anywhere! *pouting pathetically* I've been dying to find out what you're going to do to flip the story around this time... AND what you're doing about that darn PENGUIN! I'm going to keep checking for your entry for the rest of the afternoon, waiting for you to post before the deadline...! You've still got hours left, HOURS, so publish, publish, publish! ;)Ã?ÂÂ Ã?ÂÂ

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terri molina Oct 6, 2007, 3:36pm EDT

Har! You're article title made me laugh! Now I'm curious about what Ernie is doing with that penguin. ;-)

Terri
Dark Obsession

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J W. Oct 6, 2007, 6:47pm EDT

beautiful cat

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Tracey W. Oct 6, 2007, 7:54pm EDT

Gillian, perhaps you'll get a kick out of my penguins. Tee Hee. I slid in with 8 minutes to go after my edit.

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Gillian N. Oct 6, 2007, 9:14pm EDT

Tracey, I just read it -- it was fantastic, penguinastic! You had so much going on this week, I thought you might sit this one out, but I definitely underestimated the creative pull of your penguin-powers! ...the tough get sacks and fresh, fresh fish! :)

Terri, apparently something about "publishing a book" takes precedence over important things like penguins -- HMPH! I guess some people prefer to live in a fantasy world instead of dealing with the real issues...! ;) (Er, seems my needling tactics didn't budge Ernie one bit!)

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Gillian N. Oct 7, 2007, 5:02am EDT

P.S. If anyone's feeling like you've missed something, here's a link to the last two episodes -- Anita posted them together last week:

The Cruise: Parts 6 & 7

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Anita H. Oct 7, 2007, 10:19pm EDT

Gillian and all--Ernie wrote me (and apparently by now has written you) to tell me the sordid details--no, not about the penguin, but about his novel, Destiny of the Divas, and how he must spend hours changing present to past tense, and making other changes to suit the publisher. That is rightly his priority now, so he apologized in advance for not writing an installment this time, and until such time as he gets his "baby" delivered at last. So ladies, we have to give him a little sympathy, especially those of us who've gone through the real birthing process--why do you think they call it "labor?!" I'm sure he'll be back as soon as he can, and then--watch out!

I just got back from camping this afternoon--stayed an extra day and got some of my own writing done (though the bright, warm weather and the cool water distracted me quite a bit, I admit). Still, my muse and I got reacquainted, and it was an empowering weekend on my own. Then we had to get my older daughter to a surprise birthday party--and yes, it did surprise her. I'll read the installment entries tomorrow, and make a decision, so don't wait up. The penguin returns!?

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